Russian spy aircraft violates Swedish air area
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Sweden’s Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist offers a speech during a ceremony in Linkoping, Sweden, on September 10, 2019. (Reuters)
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A Russian reconnaissance aircraft briefly violated Sweden’s airspace on Friday, Swedish defense officials stated on Saturday, as the Scandinavian nation ponders a bid for NATO membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“A Russian AN-30 propeller airplane violated Swedish airspace on Friday evening,” the Swedish protection ministry said in a press release, including that its groups had followed the incident and photographed it.
The ministry stated the airplane was flying east of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic, earlier than it headed towards Swedish territory.
“It is totally unacceptable to violate Swedish airspace,” public television SVT quoted Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist as saying.
“This action is unprofessional and given the final safety state of affairs very inappropriate. Swedish sovereignty must at all times be respected.”